MARION — The owners of a Marion home got quite the surprise Sunday when an adult black bear was found in a tree in their yard.

The homeowners went outside to fetch their Sunday morning paper and a neighbor advised them of the bear’s presence, according to a Marion Volunteer Fire Co. spokesman.

The bear reportedly was hit by pickup truck on Molly Pitcher Highway (U.S. 11) around 5:30 a.m. then ran up the tree at 5633 Molly Pitcher Highway.

As a group of onlookers watched from a distance, Pennsylvania Game Commission officers tranquilized the bear, removed it from the tree and transported it to a safe location Sunday afternoon, according to the Franklin County Fire Wire Facebook page.